
A Rafter of Turkeys
Students investigate the domestication and life cycle of the turkey, discover how turkeys are raised on farms, and identify turkey products.
Students investigate the domestication and life cycle of the turkey, discover how turkeys are raised on farms, and identify turkey products.
Students examine how cows help conserve natural resources by identifying the important role dairy cattle have in reducing, reusing, and recycling food processing by-products. Students identify each stage of the ecological cycle and the important role of decomposers.
Students investigate how and where sorghum is grown and discover its health benefits.
Students read Right This Very Minute—a table-to-farm book about food production and farming—and diagram the path of production for a processed product, study a map to discover where different commodities are grown, and write a thank-you letter to farmers in their local community.
Students explore pecan production from farm to fork, simulate the process of grafting, and create a nutritious snack.
Evaluate the agricultural advances of the Green Revolution, discover the contributions of Norman Borlaug, and discuss the impacts of this era from an economic, social, political, and environmental perspective by watching the 2020 PBS film, The Man Who Tried to Feed the World.
Identify common Thanksgiving foods and their farm source, determine if those foods can be produced locally, and locate the common origins of their Thanksgiving day dinner.
Students will explore the major events and changes in agriculture related to science, technology, and policy in the era of 2001 to the present, taking an in-depth look at how these elements have impacted American families and communities through the passage and enactment of government programs and policies.
Students observe how a seed sprouts and investigate the conditions necessary for germination to occur.
Students observe how a seed sprouts and investigate the conditions necessary for germination to occur.
Students use the visual representation of a web to explore the role of agriculture in their daily lives and understand how most of the necessities of life can be traced back to the farm.
Students synthesize what they know about soils, plants, and the environment to plan a garden, present their plans, and explain why they made the decisions that they did.